For Earth Day 2020, the side effects of the pandemic offered a glimpse of an alternative future. 1/22 "What the original Earth Day showed is that, when Americans are mobilized, remarkable things are possible.” 2/22 Advice from an emergency planner, a mosquito hunter, a survivalist, and more
The Senate passes a $484 billion coronavirus relief plan that expands testing and provides aid to small businesses and hospitals. The House hopes to approve the legislation today. 1/20 "If 9/11 and 2008 wore out trust in the old political establishment, 2020 should kill off the idea
The American president wants to suspend all immigration to protect the country from an “invisible enemy.” 1/21 Another way to put it: "Trump, who says the country is ready to begin reopening, says the crisis is so bad that he is signing an order 'temporarily suspend immigration
The US coronavirus death toll from COVID-19 has topped 40,000 people, among more than 750,000 cases. 1/21 A live, state-by-state measure of Rt, an important value for how fast COVID-19 is growing. 2/21 In Nova Scotia, a gunman murdered at least 16
Health experts say coronavirus testing needs to double or triple before the US can safely reopen. 1/25 "It's the paradox of public health: When you do it right, nothing happens." Why America is not overreacting to the coronavirus. 2/25 Florida reopens some of its
A study finds severe Covid-19 patients who take the antiviral medicine remdesivir experience rapid recoveries, with nearly all patients discharged in less than a week from a Chicago hospital. 1/24 In case you missed it: TMN’s Rosecrans Baldwin profiles the scientist who figured out remdesivir’s capabilities.
This week brings the total number of people in the US who've filed for unemployment benefits to 22 million. 1/21 The unemployment rate is about to appear artificially low, because the number of people who want work but have been discouraged from looking is exceptionally high—a
Think your job has gotten strange in the past month? Imagine being tasked with rescuing humanity from a pandemic. 1/25 See also: How Anthony Fauci became America’s doctor. 2/25 The UN and Bill Gates criticize President Trump’s decision to withdraw funding for the World Health Organization.
After governors on the East and West coasts formed coalitions to decide when their states will reopen, Trump breaks with the Constitution, claiming his "authority is total" in ordering when to lift restrictions. 1/26 In a joint livestream, Bernie Sanders endorsed Joe Biden, and asked his supporters
Tornadoes in Mississippi and Louisiana caused "catastrophic" damage after touching down Sunday. 1/21 The US overtakes Italy with nearly 22,000 fatalities from Covid-19, the most in the world. 2/21 There have been at least 3,620 deaths in nursing homes and long-term care
